p class="MsoNormal"Back in London, I rang the doorbell to apartment 221B. Nothing. I rang it again and again and again. I wasn't feeling very patient. Jane started to giggle. "What's so funny?" I asked with a smirk. She smiled innocently./p
p class="MsoNormal""You'll see." Sure enough I heard a loud voice from inside the house./p
p class="MsoNormal""JAWN! Go get the bloody door! The doorbell is ruining my precious concentration!" Jane was laughing now, clutching her stomach. There was sound of footsteps and then the door swung open. A man with blond hair about an inch taller than me at five feet, six inches, stood there, looking like he was used to his demanding, self centered roommate. He looked puzzled when he saw me dressed in a cute outfit of plaid skirt and a dark green cardigan but with a holster and gun around my waist. He smiled when he noticed Jane though./p
p class="MsoNormal""Jane!" The man exclaimed. "It's been too long." Jane nodded in agreement./p
p class="MsoNormal""It sure has John." They briefly hugged, and then the man, assumedly John, arched his eyebrows toward me./p
p class="MsoNormal""Who is this fine lady?" John asked. Jane playfully whacked his leather jacket. "This," she said gesturing toward me, "is Usa Florentine." I smiled and reached out my hand to shake his. He nodded./p
p class="MsoNormal""I'm Dr. John Watson. What's your business here today?" I turned toward Jane. Her look told me to tell him./p
p class="MsoNormal""Well," I began. "I am here to see Sherlock Holmes. I am here to stay with you guys." John looked puzzled and then a bit flustered, after thinking about what his friend might think./p
p class="MsoNormal""Who gave her this permission?" John asked Jane. Jane smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal""John you must be joking. You of all people know who. He sent me to bring Usa here. She is a fighter and can hold her own in a battle of wits. She won't be a hinderance; we promise." John sighed./p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh yeah, the Doctor. Its okay I guess. If its alright with you and your boyfriend-," John smirked. Jane playfully stuck her tongue out at him. "-then it is alright with me. And don't worry about Sherrly being a nuisance. I'll take care of him."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jane grinned, "Thanks John." She turned toward me. "Well it looks like that I must be off. The Doctor has to fix something in Asgard and I have some situation in India to tend too. Something like a long lost brother or something, so I must bid farewell. Good luck Usa, it was a pleasure to meet you and I'll be back soon to make sure that you are doing well." I managed a weak smile, fighting the tears welling up in my eyes. I did not want her to leave but this time, when leaving a friend I felt content. I would see her again either again in my past or in the future. Plus I had a good feeling about the residents of 221B. I hugged her tightly, the TARDIS appeared, and she stepped in, turning around to wave goodbye to John and me. We enthusiastically waved back to the Doctor and his companion Jane as they slowly disappeared to the tune of the familiar whirring noise. When they were gone I turned toward John./p
p class="MsoNormal""So may I come in?" I asked. John grinned./p
p class="MsoNormal""Of course! Welcome to Apartment 221B, home to the insufferable, brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his less brilliant sidekick, Dr. John Watson. It'll be a blast." He moved out of the doorway and walked in. I followed into the beautiful, victorian flat, pausing only to look out behind me at the outside world. "Sherlock! We have a visitor, well actually, a new flatmate!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"And with that I knew with all of my heart that I could finally stop running for a while./p
p class="MsoNormal"_/p
p class="MsoNormal"strongAuthor's note:/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"I wrote this in 2014 and just realized that I hadn't published the rest of it. I wrote it as a gift for a friend using her OCs. Enjoy or not lol /p
p class="MsoNormal""You'll see." Sure enough I heard a loud voice from inside the house./p
p class="MsoNormal""JAWN! Go get the bloody door! The doorbell is ruining my precious concentration!" Jane was laughing now, clutching her stomach. There was sound of footsteps and then the door swung open. A man with blond hair about an inch taller than me at five feet, six inches, stood there, looking like he was used to his demanding, self centered roommate. He looked puzzled when he saw me dressed in a cute outfit of plaid skirt and a dark green cardigan but with a holster and gun around my waist. He smiled when he noticed Jane though./p
p class="MsoNormal""Jane!" The man exclaimed. "It's been too long." Jane nodded in agreement./p
p class="MsoNormal""It sure has John." They briefly hugged, and then the man, assumedly John, arched his eyebrows toward me./p
p class="MsoNormal""Who is this fine lady?" John asked. Jane playfully whacked his leather jacket. "This," she said gesturing toward me, "is Usa Florentine." I smiled and reached out my hand to shake his. He nodded./p
p class="MsoNormal""I'm Dr. John Watson. What's your business here today?" I turned toward Jane. Her look told me to tell him./p
p class="MsoNormal""Well," I began. "I am here to see Sherlock Holmes. I am here to stay with you guys." John looked puzzled and then a bit flustered, after thinking about what his friend might think./p
p class="MsoNormal""Who gave her this permission?" John asked Jane. Jane smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal""John you must be joking. You of all people know who. He sent me to bring Usa here. She is a fighter and can hold her own in a battle of wits. She won't be a hinderance; we promise." John sighed./p
p class="MsoNormal""Oh yeah, the Doctor. Its okay I guess. If its alright with you and your boyfriend-," John smirked. Jane playfully stuck her tongue out at him. "-then it is alright with me. And don't worry about Sherrly being a nuisance. I'll take care of him."/p
p class="MsoNormal"Jane grinned, "Thanks John." She turned toward me. "Well it looks like that I must be off. The Doctor has to fix something in Asgard and I have some situation in India to tend too. Something like a long lost brother or something, so I must bid farewell. Good luck Usa, it was a pleasure to meet you and I'll be back soon to make sure that you are doing well." I managed a weak smile, fighting the tears welling up in my eyes. I did not want her to leave but this time, when leaving a friend I felt content. I would see her again either again in my past or in the future. Plus I had a good feeling about the residents of 221B. I hugged her tightly, the TARDIS appeared, and she stepped in, turning around to wave goodbye to John and me. We enthusiastically waved back to the Doctor and his companion Jane as they slowly disappeared to the tune of the familiar whirring noise. When they were gone I turned toward John./p
p class="MsoNormal""So may I come in?" I asked. John grinned./p
p class="MsoNormal""Of course! Welcome to Apartment 221B, home to the insufferable, brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his less brilliant sidekick, Dr. John Watson. It'll be a blast." He moved out of the doorway and walked in. I followed into the beautiful, victorian flat, pausing only to look out behind me at the outside world. "Sherlock! We have a visitor, well actually, a new flatmate!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"And with that I knew with all of my heart that I could finally stop running for a while./p
p class="MsoNormal"_/p
p class="MsoNormal"strongAuthor's note:/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"I wrote this in 2014 and just realized that I hadn't published the rest of it. I wrote it as a gift for a friend using her OCs. Enjoy or not lol /p